James Toseland

James Toseland
Toseland in 2005
Nationality	English
Born	(1980-10-05) 5 October 1980 (age 43) Doncaster,[1] South Yorkshire
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2008–2009 Manufacturers Yamaha Championships 0 2009 championship position 13th (78 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 35 0 0 0 0 197 Superbike World Championship Active years 2001–2007, 2010-2011 Manufacturers Ducati, Honda, Yamaha, BMW Motorrad Championships 2 (2004, 2007) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 201 16 61 4 2 2.098 Supersport World Championship Active years 1999 Manufacturers Honda Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 11 0 0 0 0 59

James Michael Toseland (born 5 October 1980)^[1] is an English former motorcycle racer and vocalist of his own rock band named Toseland. For 2020, he was team-manager of Wepol Racing with riders in World Supersport and Supersport 300,^[2] and is a television motorcycle racing commentator.^[3]

Toseland was the World Superbike Champion for 2007 on a Honda Fireblade prepared by Ten Kate,^[4] and also won the Superbike World Championship for 2004 on a Ducati. He is one of only two men, the other being Troy Corser, to have won the World Superbike Championship for two different manufacturers. On 9 September 2011 he officially retired from professional motorsport due to a wrist injury sustained in March 2011 at an official World Superbike Championship testing session at Motorland Aragon, Spain.^[5] He underwent further surgery in the US during 2023 to restore some movement and reduce pain.^[6]

Aside from racing, Toseland is a pianist (reaching Grade 6) and singer-songwriter performs with his Toseland band performing across the world. He has also performed alongside Ray Stubbs for the BBC's Sport Relief and played a piano set at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards in 2007.